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  • Recycling the wreckage

    With all of the recent renovations being made preparing for the arrival of the KC-46A Pegasus to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, comes millions of pounds of unneeded demolition debris awaiting disposal.Instead of sending the materials to a landfill, McConnell recycles the wreckage that can no

  • ‘Smart’ way to give back

    The Air Force's core values are used to remind Airmen how to get the mission done. "Integrity first" and "Excellence in all we do" are rather straightforward, but how exactly does one define "Service before self?"Capt. Razell Smart, 22nd Operations Group special operations air refueling chief

  • McConnell impact to community grows with KC-46A

    Officials released the 2014 Economic Impact Statement, highlighting the more than $200 million increase in impact to the local economy.The EIS is an annual report that provides information about the effect McConnell has on the community in four ways: personnel, payroll, expenditures and indirect

  • McConnell Airman selected for KC-46 test crew

    One McConnell Airman was selected, alongside forty-one total force Airmen, to be part of the KC-46A Pegasus initial operational test and evaluation aircrew.Staff Sgt. Jason Coffey, 22nd Operations Group standards and evaluation boom operator, became the first and only active-duty McConnell Airman to

  • Demolition makes way for KC-46 hangar

    Eleven doors on Hangar 1106 were torn down, Dec. 9, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas.The doors were removed to start construction of new KC-46A Pegasus hangars."The plan was executed without any flaws, and it worked out very well," said 1st Lt. Daniel Calvario, KC-46A Program Integration Office

  • MAFB Airman named local Red Cross 2014 Military Hero

    The local Red Cross awarded a McConnell Airman the Spirit Aerosystems 2014 Military Hero for his courageous actions earlier in the year.Staff Sgt. Keith J. Booze, the 22nd Force Support Squadron military personnel section customer support NCO in charge, was with his family at a local YMCA swimming

  • Boeing provides updated KC-46A briefing

    Representatives from the Boeing Company provided McConnell Airmen with an update on the current status of the KC-46A Pegasus, Dec. 4, here."This was a great opportunity to sit down with the people who are really going to be working on the aircraft and help them understand what's coming their way,"

  • Tool to safeguard PII scheduled for December rollout AF wide

    The Digital Signature Enforcement Tool is scheduled for Air Force-wide integration Dec. 5, providing Microsoft Outlook email users with an interactive, automated virtual assistant to help ensure the security of personally identifiable information"I can't overstate the operational importance of

  • Airman Ministry Center brings Thanksgiving to dorms

    The Airman Ministry Center, better known as the Den, and the base chapel hosted a Thanksgiving feast in Dorm 350 on Nov. 22 for all the Airmen living on base.The meal was held for the 6th straight year, and is quickly becoming one the Den's staple annual events."We've always held this on Black

  • McConnell’s EFMP adds respite care program

    McConnell Airmen with children who are eligible for the Exceptional Family Member Program have a new program to assist with child care.The U.S. Air Force Respite Care is specially designed for Air Force families who have children diagnosed with moderate or severe special needs. They can receive up